Thanks to a big surge in the last two days of the week, the US Stock market posted a fresh set of all-time highs. Anyone who followed the old advice to sell in May by exiting their long stock positions during the May 1^st dip has already left nearly 2% on the table… the old wisdom isn’t necessarily always true. The week also finished off with a huge surge in copper, bringing a sharp end to the long-term downtrend we’ve been watching there for a while. Here’s hoping the shorts covered their positions before the rally ripped them too badly. If not, we have some distractions to console them this weekend: our weekend reads.

• Dow 15,000 took about 10 years longer than expected by some (USA Today)
• On the day of stock records, legendary stock trader Jeffrey Vinik throws in the towel – returning billions to his hedge fund investors (Bloomberg)
• Chinese Scientists Flirt with Flu Disaster (The Independent)
• Kentucky Derby – Millionaires need not apply (CNBC)
• A giant inflatable duck in Hong Kong? A giant inflatable duck in Hong Kong (Guardian)

And in honor of May the Fourth…

• May the 4^th Attack Ad (io9)
• 66 behind the scenes Pics from the Empire Strikes Back (Imgur)
• Darth Vader In Love (Youtube)
• Star Wars Theme Park? (MovieFone)